EPISODE 14: Understanding Regulatory for Herbs & Supplements with Herb Nerd Zoe Gardner

Are you struggling to understand regulatory for your herbs and supplements?? Look no further! This week, our guest is Dr. Zoë Gardner, a self-proclaimed herb nerd with over 20 years of experience working with medicinal plants. She earned a Ph.D. in plant science from the University of Massachusetts and co-leads the Emblossom Herbal Conference. Zoë shares her knowledge about product claims and caution statements, as well as what goes in to substantiation files that may be required by major retailers like Whole Foods.You can find Dr. Zoë Gardner online: www.herbnerdresearch.com www.emblossom.co/ RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Pubmed https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ The American Botanical Council https://www.herbalgram.org/ Health Canada https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada.html European Medicines Agency https://www.ema.europa.eu/en The Botanical Safety Handbook, 2nd edition https://www.ahpa.org/store_category.asp?id=11 FDA’s Food Labeling Guide https://www.fda.gov/media/81606/download FDA’s Dietary Supplement Labeling Guide https://www.fda.gov/food/dietary-supplements-guidance-documents-regulatory-information/dietary-supplement-labeling-guide FDA’s Cosmetics Labeling Guide https://www.fda.gov/cosmetics/cosmetics-labeling-regulations/cosmetics-labeling-guide

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